Anyone bought a new waist pack recently?

Wanting to carry a Nikon D7200 with 2 or possibly three of the small, plastic, lightweight consumer lenses when out hiking I've been trying to find a waist pack, bum bag or whatever you call it. IIRC these used to be pretty common but are disappearing. Lowepro seem to only have one, the Inverse 200 which is really too big. Think tank used to have the Speed Demon which might be OK but it's now obsolete. I certainly don't want a backpack where I have to take the thing off to get at the camera. Think Tank want to sell you a belt with loads of separate items hanging off it, but I really don't like that idea at all and the belt looks much less comfortable than the Speed Demon one.

Has anyone any ideas?, and many thanks.

Think Tank want to sell you a belt with loads of separate items hanging off it, but I really don't like that idea at all and the belt looks much less comfortable than the Speed Demon one

I'm not much of a (especially new!) camera bags shopper. My next dream would be a infantry gear inspired (or utilizing) belt + harness multi pouch system. Having suspenders attached to a belt should make carrying more comfortable. I'll most likely cobble something together. For ready made stuff: Aren't Newswear still in business? Or is everything they are offering just for the trinity of 2.8 zooms?

I have two ThinkTank "Hubba Hubba Hiney" belt packs, which will hold three Batis (Sony) lenses or four Loxia lenses. I use it as a "day bag" for walking about. I think it is deep enough to hold a D7200 horizontally on one end. Check the dimensions.

It is lightly padded, and will collapse flat for travel. It comes with a light shoulder strap, which I use rather than the belt loop.

I have two ThinkTank "Hubba Hubba Hiney" belt packs, which will hold three Batis (Sony) lenses or four Loxia lenses. I use it as a "day bag" for walking about. I think it is deep enough to hold a D7200 horizontally on one end. Check the dimensions.

 

It is lightly padded, and will collapse flat for travel. It comes with a light shoulder strap, which I use rather than the belt loop.

Thanks for that Ed, I had missed it perhaps because I didn't get on too well with Think Tank's site.

The D7200 measures 4 inches from base to prism top with the 'shoe about 0.2 inches more. The bag is supposed to be 4 inches front to back. Do you think that is OK given that there must be some flexibility or will it be just too tight to get in and out?

Bag height is fine; the D7200 is only about 5.3 inches wide and the bag is 6.7 heigh. There should be room for the camera with a midrange zoom attached and room for the 10-20 wide zoom too.

I've found I can get the Lowepro inverse 100AW used which is also a contender, though it is larger, with perhaps room for two more lenses. That may be just too much though.

I use mine for lenses, and carry the camera around my neck. My camera (Sony a7Riii) would fit, but take half the space, defeating my goal of carrying a complete set of primes. At 3.94", it might be tight, but the bag is only lightly padded and very flexible. The LowePro has more room, but much of it vertical. It might be better suited for a DSLR than the ThinkTank, which is mirrorless sized. The LowePro zipper wraps around well, whereas the ThinkTank might be a little tight in the opening, especially near the ends.

You would probably stack lenses in the LowePro, whereas the ThinkTank keeps them one deep, accessible from the top.

I have the TT Speed Demon. You're just as well off it's history. The Speed bags are belt packs in name only. They are heavy, bulky, and shaped like a pumpkin.

My body is not shaped for a belt pack. Fortunately any of these bags can be used with a shoulder strap. I use the strap cross-shoulder, so I don't have to keep hitching it up to stay in place.

I'll dig out my F100 and see if it fits. I take a picture of it in place tomorrow, with a lens or two, and post it here.

I'll dig out my F100 and see if it fits. I take a picture of it in place tomorrow, with a lens or two, and post it here.

If it's not too late don't worry trying the experiment yet. I've just won a Lowepro 100aw at auction for a silly low price. Condition may not be too good but the idea is that I can give it a try and see if it will work for me. I'm hoping that the camera will fit in lens down across the width resting on the 'ears' of the internal dividers. Extra lenses may then fit in underneath, or if not at one side. Thanks again for the help.